Month: May 2012

The attorney representing an Idaho death row inmate scheduled to die in two weeks says he has passed a polygraph test that proves he’s…

The attorney representing an Idaho death row inmate scheduled to die in two weeks says he has passed a polygraph test that proves he’s…

As part of their final school day, seniors at West Jefferson High School in Terreton issued a challenge to leave cars at home. Instead, they turned…

A Bingham Memorial Hospital employee says administrators instructed her to clear expired drugs out of the Medical Office Building during an audit by…

Twenty-nine Sandpoint High School students got one final lesson before graduation – you’ll pay for a senior class prank that damages the…

It’s graduation season and with hundreds of high school seniors receiving their diplomas this week and next, many parents might be wondering…

The new Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Events Center is about eight weeks away from opening to the public, and now, the back of the house is finally…

A passing motorist is credited for pulling a man from a burning vehicle just before it burst into flame. Idaho State Police say a car driven by 48…

Some local energy experts say many in east Idaho could cut their power bills nearly in half by changing a few habits. With power tools, welding, and…

Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead said he plans to review state agency proposals for how to trim their budgets by 8 percent in the fiscal year that begins in…

Yellowstone National Park is ready for another summer season. All park entrances are open, and the road over Dunraven Pass linking Canyon Village and…

A local family is devastated after losing everything in a house fire, but they are also looking for answers. The home just north of Groveland in…

The turnout was nothing short of spectacular as Stevens-Henager College opened the doors of its new Idaho Falls campus to the public. Nestled in the…

Paramedics in Pocatello say they are overwhelmed trying to keep up with an ever increasing amount of emergencies. “We’ve reached the…

A modeling and talent agency has made its way to Idaho Falls in search of children and young adults with the hope of fame and stardom. For…

Idaho Falls School District 91’s annual “Blazing A Trail To Literacy” program just wrapped up, and students who read the most books…

Any lack of moisture is cause for a red flag in eastern Idaho. Our vast agricultural economy depends on it. Above the trees and the rooftops, blanket…

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has tapped the Idaho superintendent of education for the Education Policy Advisory Group. According to a news…

Fremont County Treasurer Patricia McCoy announced her retirement from the post to the county Republican Central Committee Wednesday night. Her…

Liz Cheney and her husband have just closed on a two-story log home in Jackson Hole, a purchase likely to fuel speculation that the daughter of…

A proposal from the Town of Jackson was among 36 grant applications reviewed by the Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors in Pinedale Thursday.…

A 24-year-old Fort Hall woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash about six miles east of Shoshoni, Wyo. The accident occurred May 18. The Wyoming…

A Boise girl who has battled illness through high school and is four electives shy of graduating is being denied the opportunity to walk across the…

A Pocatello doctor has created an anti-texting phone app to save lives. The app, available at Google Play (formerly the Android Marketplace),…

Police in Kellogg, Idaho, say a man committed suicide in a car, and the bullet passed through his body and struck the driver of the vehicle. Officers…

Tied races for local Republican seats in two Idaho counties were decided by the flip of a coin, underscoring the importance of voting –…

Saving money by couponing has become a necessity for some people lately. For others, it is an obsession. Americans love the thrill of saving money,…

We’re learning that while Idaho’s unemployment rate as a state is improving, southeastern Idaho’s rate is not. The April jobs…

Medicare patients at a local care facility have less than two weeks to find a new place to live. Federal funding for Medicare has been terminated for…

Boise’s mayor says police have recovered all 14 racing bicycles stolen by thieves who raided the trailer of a professional cycling team that is…

As Memorial Day approaches, folks in Pocatello are preparing the annual Field of Heroes. Volunteers are spending days creating a scaled-down version…

The Cassia County Sheriff’s Office now has a homicide investigation on its hands. A body was found in a crawl space under the Alpine Garden Inn…

Officials with Boise State University say a mountain lion that has been seen in southeast Boise over the past couple of days has been shot and…

A Magna man’s roommates have been arrested after police say they tied him up, stapled his lips shut, and tortured him with a power tool over…

Wyoming’s April unemployment rate held steady at 5.3% while seasonally employment remained virtually unchanged from March. While most county…

While the Bingham Memorial Hospital board of directors says it is giving a strong vote of confidence to CEO Louis Kraml and senior managers, our…

A pesky brush fire kept the Jefferson Central Fire District busy most of Monday.It began around 2 p.m. at 4110 E. 550 North near Rigby of unknown…

Interstate 15 between Idaho Falls and Roberts is back open after high winds caused blowing dust. Idaho Transportation Department said the road was…

About 100 employees of Hoku Materials in Pocatello have been laid off, the company announced Tuesday. Hoku Corporation cited financial difficulties…

Memorial Day Weekend is close, marking the summer’s first three-day weekend and the start of the summer travel season. From Malad to Island…

Idahoans have made another “best-of” list. This time, for how well we manage our money. Kiplinger’s Magazine gives Idaho the #3…

A home in Blackfoot is a total loss after it went up in flames Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews are investigating the cause of the blaze at 407 W. 308…

Officials in south-central Idaho have opened a homicide investigation after a body found in the crawl space of a Burley motel was identified as a…

Two good Samaritans helped turn a potentially life-threatening car crash into a minor accident Monday. Rigby said say the near head-on accident…

He was born in Blackfoot and raised in Eastern Idaho. He started his own international chemical company and eventually went on to become one of the…

Officials with Boise State University say a mountain lion that has been seen in southeast Boise over the past couple of days has been shot and…

A southwestern Idaho school district is closing an elementary school due to an outbreak of head lice. The Kuna School District closed Indian Creek…

A flight from Idaho Falls to Oakland, California made an emergency diversion to Reno on Monday afternoon after several people on board said they…

Below are translator locations for NPG of Idaho properties including KIFI, KIDK and KXPI. If you see a problem with a translator location, please…

A good cause and a biker both got black eyes during a motorcycle rally in Rexburg on Saturday. The rally attracted hundreds of motorcyclists from…

With temperatures heating up, Idaho Falls crews are warming up their equipment to give downtown a major face lift. One of the areas under…

After half a year without one, Pocatello is close to getting its next police chief, but not without local people getting the chance to meet —…

A second round of anti-abortion protests has wrapped up in Jackson following demonstrations outside the town’s churches. Police monitored…

The community awaiting a resolution in an October officer-involved shooting will have to wait a little longer. 31-year-old Scott Parker was in court…

There’s the old adage: ?dogs are man’s best friend,? but there’s one demographic who might beg to differ. “You hear…

Former New Day Products CEO Nancy John was sentenced in Bannock County court Monday after being found guilty of felony embezzlement from the local…

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Supervisor Brent Larson has announced the appointment of Tracy Hollingshead as the new Palisades District Ranger in…

About 60 members of the Idaho Army National Guard have left their Fort Hood, Texas training ground for a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. The…

Local and regional officials are sounding the alarm on scammers posing as employees of utility companies. According to Idaho Falls police, a resident…

A young Rexburg boy who was diagnosed with brain cancer had one of his wishes come true Saturday, thanks to the generosity of hundreds of…

A high-profile Bonneville County defendant requested a delay in proceedings on Monday. Police said 19-year-old Brent Pongyan was there when…

Each week, Eyewitness News showcases a different eastern Idaho business that chooses to do things differently. This time, it’s the Scorseby…

Four police agencies are stacking burglary and theft charges against a man whose property yielded a dozen shop vacuums, six weed whackers and 20…

When the directors at the Westside Theater in Pocatello realized they needed a new roof, they knew they needed to raise funds — the question…

According to published reports on Sunday, the Idaho National Lab director has reached out to Governor Butch Otter asking for the state to take…

Idaho Falls commuters may be in for a real bummer of a drive starting on Monday. Crews will begin work to replace the Pancheri Bridge overpass. The…

The Idaho State Police investigated a deadly crash involving a motorcycle and semi truck on U.S. 26, just east of Richfield on Saturday afternoon.…

A two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 91 at Ellsworth Road in Fort Hall forced police to block off traffic on Saturday at 6 p.m. 84-year-old Leo…

April 19, 1775 is a memorable day in U.S. history. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are two historic events that helped set the colonists on the…

Three people from Ririe were LifeFlighted to Portneuf Medical Center after a crash on Interstate 15 Saturday afternoon. Steve Preston, 32, was…

Visitors and locals in Jackson celebrated Elkfest on Saturday, alongside an anti-abortion protest group that’s been in town for days. Operation…

In Pocatello a wrecked tour bus on it’s side, was packed with people crying for help this afternoon, all part of an elaborate disaster drill…

Idaho Fish and Game officials are continuing their investigation into the death of fish stocked at Ryder Park Pond in Idaho Falls early this month.…

Since we reported on the outside business dealings of administrators at Bingham Memorial Hospital, our newsroom has been flooded with concern from…

More good news from the postal service for Pocatello, after announcing Thursday that the mail processing center on Flandro Drive survived the first…

Wyoming Game and Fish personnel have trapped and relocated a sub-adult male grizzly bear. The bear was captured after it killed a domestic calf on a…

A 64-year-old woman missing Thursday in Jefferson County has been found safe, Sheriff?s office reported early Friday morning. Emily Elizabeth Carson,…

UnitedHealthcare said 24 Idaho customers enrolled in its Medicare plans may have had their identities stolen. ?On Jan. 30, 2012, the company…

With the cost of medical care rising all the time, it might seem like what you pay for your health is completely out of your control — but…

It’s a complex subject that goes under the radar, yet one would be hard pressed to find someone in Eastern Idaho who hasn’t been…

Investigators say a South Jordan resident who set flame to a giant cotton ball sparked a fire that forced evacuations at about 20 homes earlier this…

CenturyLink wants to change an Idaho rule that requires regulated landline telecommunications providers to restore outages within certain time frames…

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A man accused of indecently exposing himself in April is now accused of sexual abuse of a child under 16, a felony. George Robert Jones, 57, of Idaho…

Emergency crews responded to a wildfire on the Jefferson/Madison county border and one in Fremont County on Wednesday evening in the wake of…

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The school year is winding down and for high school seniors it’s a time to reflect on their accomplishments of the last several years. One…

A convicted murderer has been sentenced to 10 years to life in prison. “It’ll never bring my son back, but I’m happy for justice…

A new national survey shows confidence among U.S. homebuilders has reached a five-year high. Josh Hansen, of Hansen Home Builders in Pocatello, is…

A convicted murderer has been sentenced to 10 years to life in prison. “It’ll never bring my son back, but I’m happy for justice…

The Pocatello mail processing plant on Flandro Drive survived the first round of cuts the United States Postal Service announced Thursday afternoon.…

A 7th District judge has signed a death warrant for condemned inmate Richard Albert Leavitt, ordering that he be executed by lethal injection within…

Liz joined Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News in May 2012 from State College, Penn. She is the weekend meteorologist and a weekday reporter. She…

July 16, 1984: Danette Elg reported a prowling incident to the Blackfoot Police and identified Richard Leavitt as the prowler. Elg was acquainted…

The Ashton Dam has been a source of hydroelectricity for nearly 100 years. Over time, the dam has needed a little help to keep up with rapidly…

Jackson Hole United has won Jackson Town Council approval to place banners and yard signs for the stated purpose of “standing for civility,…

Davis High School is pulling the plug on vending machines after getting hit with more than $16,000 in fines for making soda pop available during…

The closed Republican primary has forced voters to declare a party affiliation before they fill out a ballot, and that becomes part of public record.…

One person died Wednesday morning after a one-car crash in Bonneville County. Tyler Dean Adams, 21, crashed in the 7200 block of Fifth West. He was…

In addition to candidate selections, a number of other tax issues were decided by voters Tuesday. Voters in the Fremont School District rejected a…